If, on a hungry afternoon, you’ve been eager to discover a forgotten protein bar tucked in your backpack, only to find it’s become hard and unappetizing after weeks of neglect, food scientist Audrey Girard’s research …
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UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests
For decades, Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from Coloma, Wisconsin, has worked closely with vegetable researchers at UW–Madison to improve crops, resulting in healthier yields — and robust friendships. “The research team — they’re …
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Inside the ORCHARDS program: How OSD students assist in groundbreaking virus research
“It wouldn’t be unusual for an out-of-towner passing through a neighborhood in the Oregon School District (OSD) to notice someone from the University of Wisconsin-Madison dropping off medical testing supplies on a residential doorstep. Within …
With pocket-sized Hello! Loom, weave got it made
“First, Marianne Fairbanks went big. Then, she went little. Very little. In 2016, then an assistant professor of design studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she launched a “social weaving project” called the Weaving Lab, …
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Video: WIS’16 Alum Faisal Abdu’Allah Discusses Inspiration Behind 7-foot Limestone Statue of Himself
Faisal Abdu’Allah, a professor and the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art at UW–Madison, is a printmaker and a trained barber whose artworks explore race, culture and identity. His most recent work is a 7-foot …